Showbox

Marquee at Showbox Theater on 1st Ave., Seattle, 1940. 

Evel - Moses Lake

Moses Lake, Wash., summer 1965: In an effort to draw attention to his Honda dealership, Knievel organized a stunt show featuring wheelies and motorcycle jumps. His first jump was over a wooden crate filled with rattlesnakes and a tethered mountain lion. Unfortunately, he fell short of the landing, shattering the crate and setting the slithering creatures free.

Lou Magri

Bob Hannah

Bob!

Race Hauler

 Who doesn't use an Alpha Romeo touring car to hauler their Norton racer?

Sam Oppie Special

 David Reidie's 1928 JDH Cut-down built by Sam Oppie.

The Machine Files 004: The Machine Files is an on-line magazine and the feature of this issue is the Sam Oppie Cut-down. from matt machine on Vimeo.

Martha Jane Hindi

Martha Hindi was a friend of my Mom's.

The Horners lived around the corner from us when I was a kid. The Horners owned the primary taxi company in Albuquerque when I was young. Scott Horner, who was a bit older than I, used to organize impromptu BMX races in our back alley. I recall them using the trunk lid from a Checker cab as a jump.

Jolly Rogers - 1945

 Jolly Rogers MC, September 16, 1945.

Gwenn Myers (down) And Seattle Cossack "Wild" Bill Jensen

The Krystal Kinetics - Seattle, WA 1956

From American Motorcycling magazine December 1956:

Girls in Seattle, Wash., formed a new club called the "Krystal Kinetics" and is the only girls' motorcycle drill team that we've heard of. The club is only about six months old, and so far they have only ridden in parades, bur rumors are they'll make their debut next year, which could be the kickoff for a long career as a professional team.

The Krystal Kinetics, Seattle, Wash., recently formed girl motorcycle drill team.
Left to right: Doris Deeter, Margaret Drager, Rosemary Ross, Grace Hill, Georgia Olson, Corky Fredenberg, Alice Myers (possibly the wife of Gwenn Meyers?) and Donna Walters. Members not shown are LaRae Palmer, Mickey Johnson and Nita Miller.

There are some members of Pacific Northwest motorcycle royalty in these ranks!

First American Pageant

First American Pageant, Albuquerque, NM

La Bajada Hill

"The road is not fool proof but safe for a sane driver"

Today, people easily travel in and out of  Santa Fe by car. But, in the 1920's and 1930's, La Bajada Hill was a challenging stretch of Route 66. Check out this photo from around 1925 of the New Mexico Highway Department's warning to motorists.

Bobby Unser - Speedway Park

Bobby Unser and Al Demaree at Speedway Park, Albuquerque NM in 1950.